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now, forget the ryan budget for a moment and forget the foreign policy talk. let's just talk politics coming up next. it's like chicken and crunchy stuff got married! i only use french's french fried onions on my crunchy onion chicken because it's america's number one brand. just minutes to make, then bake! what makes hershey's s'mores special? pure chocolate goodness that brings people together. hershey's makes it a s'more... you make it special. pure hershey's. double miles you can "actually" use. but with those single mile travel cards... [ bridesmaid ] blacked out... but i'm a bridesmaid. oh! "x" marks the spot she'll never sit. but i bought a dress! a toast... ...to the capital one venture card. fly any airline, any flight, anytime. double miles you can actually use. what a coincidence? what's in your wallet? [ all screaming ] watch the elbows ladies. >> lending much needed electricity itto the campaign, what does it mean to the strategy? is ryan a radical factor who lends substance to mitt romney's lack of style or another example of a george w. bush con
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that's where our foreign policy should be focused on. there is a sense that we succeeded in our objective and that's why the president is standing so well on foreign policy issues. >> it's a clear example where he had promise and he delivered on them. and mitt romney who did mention afghanistan in his nomination speech. they didn't really focus on in their convention or in the speechers or really in mitt romney's proposals or what he's saying about himself. again, it's a real important contrast. i agree with borris, there are not a lot of single-issue foreign policy voters but nonetheless it's a clear advantage for obama and a disadvantage for romney in terms of what he has been trying to say and the proposals he's being putting out there. >> eliot: i know you want to rebut that with the obama administration foreign policy but answer that, and then tell us how mitt romney foreign policy actually differ because i have trouble seeing the divide between the two. >> well, the difference are on other fronts. you look at russia and the points
that's where our foreign policy should be focused on. there is a sense that we succeeded in our objective and that's why the president is standing so well on foreign policy issues. >> it's a clear example where he had promise and he delivered on them. and mitt romney who did mention afghanistan in his nomination speech. they didn't really focus on in their convention or in the speechers or really in mitt romney's proposals or what he's saying about himself. again, it's a real important...
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now mitt romney hasn't defined his foreign policy. for afghanistan he said a couple of weeks ago that he doesn't have enough information yet -- >> this is not a new issue. >> so he really wanted to differentiated him from barack obama, but those wars are so unpopular with the american public, that he is not going to do that, so instead ratcheting up iran has been more what he has talked about. >> i think it's pretty clear that mitt romney wants to go to war with iran. and if you want another war in the middle east, he is your guy. and then he also seems to criticize obama -- he criticizes obama for letting the bloodshed continue although it is certainly not clear that he has any sort of a plan to invade and he wants us to be kind of even more responsible for a expansion in the foreign policy. i think it is clear what he would do differently -- [ overlapping speakers ] >> it is so easy for democrats to say republicans are conducting a war on women, because they want a war on everybody. and with romney talking about, you know iran and w
now mitt romney hasn't defined his foreign policy. for afghanistan he said a couple of weeks ago that he doesn't have enough information yet -- >> this is not a new issue. >> so he really wanted to differentiated him from barack obama, but those wars are so unpopular with the american public, that he is not going to do that, so instead ratcheting up iran has been more what he has talked about. >> i think it's pretty clear that mitt romney wants to go to war with iran. and if...
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the foreign policy debate here really veered very quickly back to economics and the prism of foreign policy as you say was viewed as it related to economics. let's talk about the economics of the globe right now. to a certain extent, some of us have been arguing in europe you have tried the largest macroeconomic experiment ever with this notion of austerity and at least from my perspective, it doesn't seem to be working that well. are we wrong about that? is the austerity paying off in ways that we're just not seeing it? it seems to me it has driven unemployment up and growth way down. >> that's exactly what it's done in the u.k. it has driven us back into two quarters of recession and for longer recession made it harder for the recovery to come. we have no growth. we pay for the costs of rising unemployment. and that's the lesson of the 1980s as well. we had a similar global recession. so the difficulty in europe is we've not quite -- we don't have a plan b yet. we're putting a lot of pressure on current range of political leaders to try to look at that. >> eliot: it seems to me tha
the foreign policy debate here really veered very quickly back to economics and the prism of foreign policy as you say was viewed as it related to economics. let's talk about the economics of the globe right now. to a certain extent, some of us have been arguing in europe you have tried the largest macroeconomic experiment ever with this notion of austerity and at least from my perspective, it doesn't seem to be working that well. are we wrong about that? is the austerity paying off in ways...
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now, forget the ryan budget for a moment and forget the foreign policy talk. (applause) the best political insight leads to the best political foresight. >>>first pick, i'm going to shock the world and pick, paul ryan. >>>brillant. okay... >>>with the number that just came out he's more inclined to throw long. in which case, i think the long one is paul ryan because the risks are higher. here in the obama war room... >>>putting satire aside, i agree paul ryan would be great for democrats. for us it would fame the intellectual debate. >>>see the future "live" weeknights starting at 7pm. uygur. spitzer. granholm. only on current tv. [ male announcer ] the inventors of twix had a falling out, so the production of twix was divided between two separate factories. left twix factory cascades caramel and chocolate onto cookie, while right twix factory flows caramel and chocolate onto cookie. today they share nothing but a wrapper and a driveway. try both and pick a side. of sununu, you're wrong. mitt romney, you're wrong. we need more teachers, not fewer teachers and
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but governor, when it comes to our foreign policy, you seem to want to import the foreign policies of the 1980s just like the social policies of the 1950s and the economic policies of the 1920s. >> cenk: ooh. the last part of that line is underappreciated. going back to the social policies of the '50s, economic policies of the 1920s. whether in the '80s, '50s or the '20s, mitt romney finds himself in that ring again. when is this going to end? don't do it again! you hit me already. for christ's sake, pin me. have some mercy. but no, not yet. hey, mitt, did you happen to mention bin laden because i thought you did. president, take it away. >> obama: when it comes to going after osama bin laden, you said well, any president would make that call. but when you were a candidate in 2008 as i was and i said if i got bin laden in our sights, i would take that shot. you said we shouldn't move heaven and earth to get one man. you said we should ask pakistan for permission and if we had asked pakistan for permission, we would not have gotten him. it was worth moving heaven and earth to get him.
but governor, when it comes to our foreign policy, you seem to want to import the foreign policies of the 1980s just like the social policies of the 1950s and the economic policies of the 1920s. >> cenk: ooh. the last part of that line is underappreciated. going back to the social policies of the '50s, economic policies of the 1920s. whether in the '80s, '50s or the '20s, mitt romney finds himself in that ring again. when is this going to end? don't do it again! you hit me already. for...
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a ridiculous mantra on foreign policy as it is on economics. romney is running as a candidate of no ideas. not even bad once. does he object to the use of drones? does he feel we shouldn't be pursuing a cyberwar strategy? does he think that the terrorist organizations are not weakened and a mere shadow of their former successful. the etch-a-sketch candidate has the nomination in hand. if he wants to be taken seriously in any conversation in foreign policy, it's time for him to show up with a game plan. that's my view. soft, sweet coconut covered in rich, creamy chocolate. almond joy and mounds. unwrap paradise. as a culinary manager i make sure our guests have an over the top experience. being hands on is key! i make sure every plate looks just right. [ male announcer ] don't miss red lobster's four course seafood feast, just $14.99. start with soup, salad and unlimited cheddar bay biscuits followed by your choice of one of 7 entrees. like new coconut and pineapple shrimp or shrimp and scallops alfredo. then finish with something sweet. all fou
a ridiculous mantra on foreign policy as it is on economics. romney is running as a candidate of no ideas. not even bad once. does he object to the use of drones? does he feel we shouldn't be pursuing a cyberwar strategy? does he think that the terrorist organizations are not weakened and a mere shadow of their former successful. the etch-a-sketch candidate has the nomination in hand. if he wants to be taken seriously in any conversation in foreign policy, it's time for him to show up with a...
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policy. >> foreign policy is at a complex time. there are a lot of issues that they'll talk about the global recession and its impact on power, how to end the war in afghanistan, the euro debt crisis, climate change, there is a lot to talk about. i do expect that governor romney will try again to confront the president over this libya issue. but governor romney is on thin ice in my judgment. when the attacks occurred, eliot, against the conflict in bengahzi and the embassy in cairo on september 11th, governor romney issued what was a very rash and temperate statement, and he was roundly criticized for it. remember last week in the second debate he tried to pin president obama down on whether or not he had used the order counterterrorism. and he had. governor romney was wrong about that. the republicans have have reacted and i think there is a danger in going after the president on this issue. frankly i think the president has managed this pretty well. that ought to be the central issue, i would think, of this debate. >> eliot: the
policy. >> foreign policy is at a complex time. there are a lot of issues that they'll talk about the global recession and its impact on power, how to end the war in afghanistan, the euro debt crisis, climate change, there is a lot to talk about. i do expect that governor romney will try again to confront the president over this libya issue. but governor romney is on thin ice in my judgment. when the attacks occurred, eliot, against the conflict in bengahzi and the embassy in cairo on...
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the question is romney's foreign policy team a failure? we're not the one saying it, but colin powell is pointing it out. here he is on the morning show. >> some are quite far to the right, and sometimes they, i think, might nobody a position to make judgments or recommendations to the candidate that should get a second thought. governor romney not too long ago said the russian federation is our number one geo strategic threat. well, come monday, mitt, think. that isn't the case. >> cenk: i'm not worried about what they get wrong on the facts in this case but the facts that the team is stacked with neo-con. folks like colin powell-- >> eliot: he's democrat. he endorseed barack obama. you may not know this about his background. colin powell is a bitter man. he did not support the iraq war but he wanted to keep the job secretary of state. what he should have done was resign. he didn't do that, so he has bitterness against the republican party. is romney's team stacked with neo--cons, sure it is, but look at the success in iraq. iraq turned o
the question is romney's foreign policy team a failure? we're not the one saying it, but colin powell is pointing it out. here he is on the morning show. >> some are quite far to the right, and sometimes they, i think, might nobody a position to make judgments or recommendations to the candidate that should get a second thought. governor romney not too long ago said the russian federation is our number one geo strategic threat. well, come monday, mitt, think. that isn't the case. >>...
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he has a better chance there than foreign policy. osama bin laden is dead. end of argument for that. >> that's part of the reason we see such a jump for obama since the dnc because he has been winning the foreign policy debate. he has been winning on national security. lil' he's also winning on economics. >> that's what romney's biggest problem is. he's not winning on economy or national security. >> eliot: he should go on vacation. he would do better. every time he opens his mouth he goes down in the polls. ohio is the prime example. no republican can win without ohio. mitt romney down by 8 points. abby how is he going to come back? >> it is going to be very difficult. all i can say at this point he's not going to win on electability factor. he won't win on the relatability factor. >> eliot: likability, foreign policy economics. >> where he has some room to grow, i think is on substance. he needs to win the substance debate. that will be shown in upcoming debates. >> eliot: after watching for two years, he has to win the substance debate. he has how many da
he has a better chance there than foreign policy. osama bin laden is dead. end of argument for that. >> that's part of the reason we see such a jump for obama since the dnc because he has been winning the foreign policy debate. he has been winning on national security. lil' he's also winning on economics. >> that's what romney's biggest problem is. he's not winning on economy or national security. >> eliot: he should go on vacation. he would do better. every time he opens his...
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on foreign policy. >> part of that is beyond our control. as you know, having participated in big debates it depends on what the questioner asks. there are real differences between the governor and the president. certainly, on the russian reset. on issues with china and some of that was covered. on the issue of the navy which general clark spoke about earlier. so there are real differences between the candidates but there are some areas where we can get along. look we've taken sniping from the left in this campaign. we've taken sniping from the right in this campaign. and that tells me -- that's why i think the governor is doing so well among independents and the undecideds are breaking toward them because they want somebody who can go to washington and exercise leadership. reach across the aisle. if there are areas where we can agree with the democrats i think that's great for america. i'm glad to see there were areas of agreement between the president and the governor. >> jennifer: robert o'brien, thanks for joining us. i want to say i thi
on foreign policy. >> part of that is beyond our control. as you know, having participated in big debates it depends on what the questioner asks. there are real differences between the governor and the president. certainly, on the russian reset. on issues with china and some of that was covered. on the issue of the navy which general clark spoke about earlier. so there are real differences between the candidates but there are some areas where we can get along. look we've taken sniping...
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i don't think that's the way to make american foreign policy. the day before that soldier did those dastardly acts we had reasons to be in afghanistan. to make sure it doesn't immediately return to a civil war, that we are able to hand off successfully most of the security forces to afghanistan. we can still do that. we have to manage this crisis and other unfortunate and down right stupid things that have been done by soldiers the burning of the karan, for example. but we can't run our foreign policy based on these acts. >> i would say a lot of families who have soldiers who have been deployed for the third and fourth and fifth time are feeling enough is enough. time to bring our young men and women home. and on the republican side of course they want to outflank the president on the right, but if the country is not welcoming of a more hawkish position in afghanistan, what does that do for their political strategy the foreign policy strategy of the republican candidates? >> what i can say is that the idea of staying longer the idea of increasin
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there have been a number of failures or frustrations in this his foreign policy but these problems in the middle east and iran probably at the top of the list could certainly go in a negative direction between now and election day. and so yes, his effort to say that foreign policy has been a strong suit could be to some extent threatened by the course of the headline news. i still think he's done a pretty good job. and i think progress in a number of places including against al-qaeda al-qaeda against in iran and afghanistan, including in east asia has been pretty impressive on 3w58 answer and i also hope that egypt will actually muddle through. bal answer and i also hope that egypt will actually muddle through. it may not be something we love but if egypt goes in an okay direction, to some extents that dwarfs what happens inside of libya in terms of the relative importance of those two currents trees. there is no doubt that syria is a wild card and it could hurt this president's overall foreign policy credentials come election day depending upon what happens. >> the narrative remains
there have been a number of failures or frustrations in this his foreign policy but these problems in the middle east and iran probably at the top of the list could certainly go in a negative direction between now and election day. and so yes, his effort to say that foreign policy has been a strong suit could be to some extent threatened by the course of the headline news. i still think he's done a pretty good job. and i think progress in a number of places including against al-qaeda al-qaeda...
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bush's perceived then at least foreign policy success? >> in short, yes. dick cheney essentially in essentially every foreign policy speech he gave referenced how the bush-cheney team was doing the kinds of things that no other administration would do and no other leader would do, and using in that case fear mongering. i don't know barack obama is fear mongering he took a very high risk track and he pulled it off. but had he not done so, had things gone badly we would not be talking about that, and barack obama would probably be leaving the white house after this next election. so the g.o.p. has done this, and every president tries to demonstrate they've got the ability to make hard decisions in times of crisis. obama would have owned the failure had it been a failure. and he gets to own the success that is a success. >> i want to put on the screen a quotation from ed gillispie. the quote in 2004 there it is. if senator kerry's policies were in place saddam hussein would not only be in baghdad you but he would be in kuwait. wouldn't you say, remember this
bush's perceived then at least foreign policy success? >> in short, yes. dick cheney essentially in essentially every foreign policy speech he gave referenced how the bush-cheney team was doing the kinds of things that no other administration would do and no other leader would do, and using in that case fear mongering. i don't know barack obama is fear mongering he took a very high risk track and he pulled it off. but had he not done so, had things gone badly we would not be talking about...
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at a moral ethical level and for foreign policy of egypt. domestically, he's playing to his local base. refusing to say what he should have said. which raises the point or the question that you wrote about in -- really fascinating columns. i won't quote it directly. you said that libya is a test case for the belief that washington can change the way it is viewed by doing what is right. now has it worked in libya but not in egypt? >> well, i think the short answer is it has certainly worked in libya. perhaps no place else at all. the point i try to make in a column is that this has been -- you can go back to the immediate post-9-11 moment. and president bush thought profoundly mistakenly, we now know that democracy promotion would not only be good for the middle east, it would be good for the image of america in the middle east. obama saw that as having been a failure on both the merits and the image thing and said no. i'm going to give you the kind of respect and deference which you haven't had before. >> eliot: how has that worked out? >> t
at a moral ethical level and for foreign policy of egypt. domestically, he's playing to his local base. refusing to say what he should have said. which raises the point or the question that you wrote about in -- really fascinating columns. i won't quote it directly. you said that libya is a test case for the belief that washington can change the way it is viewed by doing what is right. now has it worked in libya but not in egypt? >> well, i think the short answer is it has certainly...
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he is about to go on his foreign policy tour, and this is very hard for him. and since romney is about to turn up in london in the middle of the olympics with 50,000 vips, he will avoid the shows, and be [ inaudible ] fat cats organized i my the people -- >> the barclays people -- [ overlapping speakers ] >> diamond was cohosting, and obviously didn't anymore. what i will say about romney is this. i will be very interested when he starts receiving the government intelligence reports. then he should know more about what he is talking about, because he will actually be getting proper information. >> but there was nothing in this speech to suggest he had any vision. if you think osama bin laden gone. we are out of iraq. afghanistan, we are on our way out. these are very real foreign policy successes for barack obama, not the usual platform for a democrat. so what is mitt romney really going to talk about when it comes to foreign policy? >> that's an open question. nobody really knows, and it's part and parcel of how romney has run his campaign to date, which is t
he is about to go on his foreign policy tour, and this is very hard for him. and since romney is about to turn up in london in the middle of the olympics with 50,000 vips, he will avoid the shows, and be [ inaudible ] fat cats organized i my the people -- >> the barclays people -- [ overlapping speakers ] >> diamond was cohosting, and obviously didn't anymore. what i will say about romney is this. i will be very interested when he starts receiving the government intelligence...
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lot of foreign policy to other people. and while he does really, it's turned out that obama, himself, is the person laying out the kind of strategy and vision on foreign policy. seems to spend quite a bit of time on it. >> it's an interesting thing to imagine what an obama doctorine would be or how a romney doctorine however that might be would be different from an obama doctorine. obviously the obama administration has done pretty well in foreign policy at least from a non-foreign policy. i appreciate you coming inside the war room. i am holding up your book james mann author of "the obamanians." brett erlich takes digital stock of the reaction from paul ryan's election. >> coming up, i will have the internet's response to paul ryan, assuming, you know i am not attack by a bear shark. oh hiknow no. >>"if you ever raise taxes on >>the rich, you're going to destroy our economy." not true! it's like chicken and crunchy stuff got married! i only use french's french fried onions on my crunchy onion chicken because it's america
lot of foreign policy to other people. and while he does really, it's turned out that obama, himself, is the person laying out the kind of strategy and vision on foreign policy. seems to spend quite a bit of time on it. >> it's an interesting thing to imagine what an obama doctorine would be or how a romney doctorine however that might be would be different from an obama doctorine. obviously the obama administration has done pretty well in foreign policy at least from a non-foreign...
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policy republican foreign policy circles. we're going to see this play out in the next several weeks. >> john: let's talk about the specific controversy. what is chuck hagel's specific record when it comes to israel. >> he has been a long and historyic supporter. he has voted for sanctions against iran and advocateed for diplomat i canic approaches. this mirrors what the american people want. he has consistently supported aide to israel's military and he has great credibility amongst israeli leadership and even the israeli government said last night they don't want to get in the middle of this fight. this is something for the american people to decide, but his record with israel, and we'll see during these hearings will come out and it will be very strong and seen as a positive one. >> john: here is a man who has been to war and is being questioned by men who never wore the uniform in. >> this is a man who bled for his country. he had been in vietnam. he served with distinct. he received two purple hearts. he ran the uso supp
policy republican foreign policy circles. we're going to see this play out in the next several weeks. >> john: let's talk about the specific controversy. what is chuck hagel's specific record when it comes to israel. >> he has been a long and historyic supporter. he has voted for sanctions against iran and advocateed for diplomat i canic approaches. this mirrors what the american people want. he has consistently supported aide to israel's military and he has great credibility...
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>> two things about foreign policy. they don't matter as much as domestic policy debates unless you make a mistake. remember poor president ford who put poland in the wrong part of the eastern block. when the press was done with him, everybody thought he was a buffoon and he lost the election. foreign policy is very strongly associated with what kind of a strong leader you are. and people want to be kept safe. so it is important for the president to look strong confident, and honest. . i think it was a home run for him in the second debaited. so he is ready for this debate. he'll do quite well i think. >> jennifer: if he doesn't make a mistake, and romney doesn't make a mistake, it's a wash i would say. >> right. >> jennifer: does it move the needle? is it essentially a non-event then? >> i think it doesn't move the needle much. romney people will think romney won, and obama people will think obama fall. >> jennifer: okay. thank you so much for coming inside "the war room." >> thank you for having me. >> jennifer: still
>> two things about foreign policy. they don't matter as much as domestic policy debates unless you make a mistake. remember poor president ford who put poland in the wrong part of the eastern block. when the press was done with him, everybody thought he was a buffoon and he lost the election. foreign policy is very strongly associated with what kind of a strong leader you are. and people want to be kept safe. so it is important for the president to look strong confident, and honest. . i...
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his foreign policy. john mccain, i've said it a million times for what he did in vietnam and not leaving his fellow soldiers behind, american hero. that binges, his record on foreign policy is the definition of abysmal failure. you're one of the morons who got us into iraq. really? what other wars would you like to start, john mccain, i'm so curious what you think about foreign policy, your team, your republican party had eight years to get bin laden you didn't get him. president bush's watch under the republican watch, we got hit on 9/11. oh you want to talk to me about failure in foreign policy? shh. but they've got to throw everything at it. failure failure now mitt romney with god god god. >> i will not take god out of the name of our platform. i will not take god off our coins and i will not take god out of my heart. >> good for you. listen. president obama hasn't said he would do any of these things. kitchen sink. kitchen sink. lie, lie lie. >> oh, yeah, taking god out of the coins. >> who the hell
his foreign policy. john mccain, i've said it a million times for what he did in vietnam and not leaving his fellow soldiers behind, american hero. that binges, his record on foreign policy is the definition of abysmal failure. you're one of the morons who got us into iraq. really? what other wars would you like to start, john mccain, i'm so curious what you think about foreign policy, your team, your republican party had eight years to get bin laden you didn't get him. president bush's watch...
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. >> eliot: when it comes to foreign policy republicans know who to blame. it's always the president's fault. that's ahead. be sure to join jennifer granholm in "the war room" when she'll be joined by the author of "the outpost: >> eliot: note to john mccain and other republicans who love to talk about foreign policies. the election is over. the moment for partisanship has passed. recall, we used to say "politics stops at the water's edge, and we believed it. now is the time to focus on answers and solutions if there any, to the vexing issues that we confront in a complicated and turbulent world. why is this so necessary? because even yesterday john mccain perhaps the most senior republican voice on foreign policies continued to rant against the president. since the election every time i have a foreign policy conversation with a republican still sore about the outcome every disagreement is cast in partisan terms. isn't the bengahzi tragedy a cover up for something? why is the turmoil in gaza erupting so soon after the election? as if the president some how d
. >> eliot: when it comes to foreign policy republicans know who to blame. it's always the president's fault. that's ahead. be sure to join jennifer granholm in "the war room" when she'll be joined by the author of "the outpost: >> eliot: note to john mccain and other republicans who love to talk about foreign policies. the election is over. the moment for partisanship has passed. recall, we used to say "politics stops at the water's edge, and we believed it. now...
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foreign policy, but are they better off now than four years ago, i think the overwhelming answer is yes. >> and are you more optimistic now? i think the answer there is also overwhelmingly yes. because four years ago a cataclysm was confronting us, and there was a sense of dread every day when we woke up. chip i'll give you ten seconds to rebut what i just said. do you disagree with the optimism we have now? >> yeah, i do. i don't think the economy is doing that great. we all hope the economy does better, but at the end of the day, president obama he has put impediments in the way to grow the economy. >> all right. i don't know why i gave you the last word. [ laughter ] >> all right. thank you both for some of your time. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> rush limbaugh wants to be a proctologist. viewfinder next. and who doesn't want 50% more cash? ugh, the baby. huh! and then the baby bear said "i want 50% more cash in my bed!" phhht! 50% more cash is good ri... what's that. ♪ ♪ you can spell. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card. the card for people who want 50% m
foreign policy, but are they better off now than four years ago, i think the overwhelming answer is yes. >> and are you more optimistic now? i think the answer there is also overwhelmingly yes. because four years ago a cataclysm was confronting us, and there was a sense of dread every day when we woke up. chip i'll give you ten seconds to rebut what i just said. do you disagree with the optimism we have now? >> yeah, i do. i don't think the economy is doing that great. we all hope...
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that's a horrorrable horrible way to run foreign policy. we're just getting to the tip of the iceberg of what a disaster mitt romney would be in foreign policy. ensign paul wrote in, do you have wake up and not want to read the news? no. i love getting up to the news and i love it. i read that marilyn monroe was bisexual. turns out she hooked up with elizabeth taylor. how come i didn't know that. i'm fascinateed by news. that for asking. you've got a lot of energy. what time do you get up most mornings? well thank you on the comment on the energy. i get up at 5:00 in the friggin' friggin' morning. the problem isn't doing this. you got to get up and be up on all the news and know all your data because i don't want to mislead you in any shape way or form. i get up at 5:00 in the morning and i usually work until 7:00 at night. it's a 14-hour day. it's a fun show but a lot goes into it. thank you for asking. notice the hashtag ask cenk. the next one, how did cenk uygur managed to get his own television show? wtf. notice denzel washington. if th
that's a horrorrable horrible way to run foreign policy. we're just getting to the tip of the iceberg of what a disaster mitt romney would be in foreign policy. ensign paul wrote in, do you have wake up and not want to read the news? no. i love getting up to the news and i love it. i read that marilyn monroe was bisexual. turns out she hooked up with elizabeth taylor. how come i didn't know that. i'm fascinateed by news. that for asking. you've got a lot of energy. what time do you get up most...
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it is a foreign policy debate. without making look like you're wedging something in about bain or his taxes. >> i dare say that -- >> switzerland is foreign. cayman islands are foreign. bermuda is foreign. >> stephanie: mitt, what is your policy on certain foreign places. remember you picked a number. let's pick a country. switzerland. cayman islands. what is your policy? >> 2009 tax returns that's when the big swiss bank account amnesty happened. >> stephanie: thank you. i'll bet you he has -- >> he doesn't want that revealed. >> stephanie: i'll bet you he has romnesia about it. >> do we know about the amnesty when it happened? that would be a terrible furor if we actually knew about it. >> stephanie: especially if we had known someone running for president was covered under that. the president on the campaign trail. >> obama: he's changing up so much and backtracking and side-stepping, we've gotta name this condition that he's going through. [ laughter ] >> obama: i think it's called romnesia. good news. obama ca
it is a foreign policy debate. without making look like you're wedging something in about bain or his taxes. >> i dare say that -- >> switzerland is foreign. cayman islands are foreign. bermuda is foreign. >> stephanie: mitt, what is your policy on certain foreign places. remember you picked a number. let's pick a country. switzerland. cayman islands. what is your policy? >> 2009 tax returns that's when the big swiss bank account amnesty happened. >> stephanie:...
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and mitt romney is the president has a record and he doesn't play politics with foreign policy. and i think that provides a great deal of security to voters. voters also rank the president as ahead of mitt romney on strong leadership. and that strong leadership is highly correlated with the decisive actions he's taken in foreign policy whether it is getting us out of iraq or finding osama bin laden or waiting to get the information before you incorrectly shoot from the hip which is what mitt romney did about libya. >> jennifer: that october surprise won't work. who knows if there is another one. there is a debate coming up tomorrow. 38% of voters say the upcoming debates actually are going to be important in helping their vote, make their vote. 38% according to this new nbc news "wall street journal" poll. have people really -- 38% not made up their minds? >> you know, it is a really interesting question because we have never gone into a debate with voters as polarized as they are today. and with as few undecideds as there are today. it is a really interesting question governor,
and mitt romney is the president has a record and he doesn't play politics with foreign policy. and i think that provides a great deal of security to voters. voters also rank the president as ahead of mitt romney on strong leadership. and that strong leadership is highly correlated with the decisive actions he's taken in foreign policy whether it is getting us out of iraq or finding osama bin laden or waiting to get the information before you incorrectly shoot from the hip which is what mitt...
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mitt romney again sticks his nose into foreign policy. no humiliating statements this time embarrassing gaffes no new ideas, no boldness no inspiration, no excitement and definitely nothing like this. >> infawnty cams in to score, and the tigers are going in two games to none! ♪ >> jennifer: okay. forgive me but it is completely appropriate that we start tonight with a tip of my hat and cup to my detroit tigers. for the moment anyway providing a distraction from really more unpleasant matters. it pains me to say this but mitt romney's debate performance was really one of record books. because according to the gallup poll he beat president obama by more than 50 points. that's the biggest spread in any presidential debate ever. now romney is going to go head to head with the president on domestic issues and foreign policy. romney laid out his clearest foreign policy plan to date. he opened with an attack on the president's handling on libya. >> romney: with violent extremists on the march, it is career that the risk of conflict in the reg
mitt romney again sticks his nose into foreign policy. no humiliating statements this time embarrassing gaffes no new ideas, no boldness no inspiration, no excitement and definitely nothing like this. >> infawnty cams in to score, and the tigers are going in two games to none! ♪ >> jennifer: okay. forgive me but it is completely appropriate that we start tonight with a tip of my hat and cup to my detroit tigers. for the moment anyway providing a distraction from really more...
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foreign policy has moved back in the focus of the presidential debate. we'll have that, and then autism is a massive problem in america. we'll exam the immense social consequences. we'll have that and more inside "the war room" at 10:00 p.m. eastern. >> eliot: sounds great. i look forward to if you have an opinion, you better back it up. >>eliot spitzer takes on politics. >>science and republicans do not mix. >>now it's your turn at the only online forum with a direct line to eliot spitzer. >>join the debate now. 1cccm01724
foreign policy has moved back in the focus of the presidential debate. we'll have that, and then autism is a massive problem in america. we'll exam the immense social consequences. we'll have that and more inside "the war room" at 10:00 p.m. eastern. >> eliot: sounds great. i look forward to if you have an opinion, you better back it up. >>eliot spitzer takes on politics. >>science and republicans do not mix. >>now it's your turn at the only online forum with a...
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foreign policy. that is not going to happen. i'm sure president romney would do no such thing no way. >> it's an interesting debate. this is not going to be the end of it. hussein ibish. thank you so much for joining us inside 9inside "the war room"." >> democrats deliver on a long-overdue promise to the lgbt community. plus the 1992 presidential debate is one for the history books. the question is why hasn't history repeated itself? and then later dick cheney takes aim at one of his own. we don't mean a hunting buddy. find out who should take cover. you're in "the war room," and we'll be right back. >>oh really? >>tax cuts don't create jobs. the golden years as the conservatives call them, we had the highest tax rates, and the highest amount of growth, and the highest amount of jobs. those are facts. >>"if you ever raise taxes on the rich, you're going to destroy our economy." not true! uh, i'm in a timeout because apparently riding the dog like it's a small horse is frowned upon in this establishment! luckily though, ya know,
foreign policy. that is not going to happen. i'm sure president romney would do no such thing no way. >> it's an interesting debate. this is not going to be the end of it. hussein ibish. thank you so much for joining us inside 9inside "the war room"." >> democrats deliver on a long-overdue promise to the lgbt community. plus the 1992 presidential debate is one for the history books. the question is why hasn't history repeated itself? and then later dick cheney takes...
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mitt romney may have hoped to show off his foreign policy expertise at as he started a week-long trip to britain, poland and israel. to put it gently, it's a good thing romney does want to secretary of state. an unnamed romney advisor got off to a rough start when he said, and i quote: obama campaign adviser david axelrod appreciated that comment enough to tweet mitt's trip off to a great start even before he lands. romney tried to take the comment back a bit, he told nbc -- >> i don't agree with whoever the advisor right be but do agree we have a common bond between ourselves and great britain. there were a few stories that were disturbing. supposed strike was caught up a but mitt romney wasn't done. he went on to question whether the british would really support the games. >> do they come together and celebrate the olympic moment? and that's something we only find out once the games begin. >> today they come together against mitt. they wrote, quote: to british prime minister david cameron who seemed to take a dig at romney's 2012 salt lake city olympics when we told reporters -- >>
mitt romney may have hoped to show off his foreign policy expertise at as he started a week-long trip to britain, poland and israel. to put it gently, it's a good thing romney does want to secretary of state. an unnamed romney advisor got off to a rough start when he said, and i quote: obama campaign adviser david axelrod appreciated that comment enough to tweet mitt's trip off to a great start even before he lands. romney tried to take the comment back a bit, he told nbc -- >> i don't...
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this is disastrous foreign policy. wait a minute, were you for going into libya or not for going into libya. and you want to talk about dictators, i can't believe obama gadhafi. which one is it, mitt? and when you talk about that, palestine-israel is perfect. here's what he said in his speech today. >> finally i would recommit america to the goal of a democratic prosperous palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with the jewish state of israel. on this vital issue the president has failed and it has dissolve in the heated disfoots at the u.n. >> cenk: that's what he said in public. am i not merciful, fine, let's have two states. remember what he said in private. when meeting with fundraisers this is what he said about peace in the area. >> the palestinians have no interest whatsoever in establishing peace and that the pathway to peace is almost unthinkable to accomplish. >> cenk: so what he tells his donors behind the scenes, peace is unthinkable. we won't even bother trying. he's not even bothering
this is disastrous foreign policy. wait a minute, were you for going into libya or not for going into libya. and you want to talk about dictators, i can't believe obama gadhafi. which one is it, mitt? and when you talk about that, palestine-israel is perfect. here's what he said in his speech today. >> finally i would recommit america to the goal of a democratic prosperous palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with the jewish state of israel. on this vital issue the...
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foreign policy. it's unbelievable. it reminds me of east germany. we'll talk about it when we come back. >> do you think there is any chance we'll ever hear the president even say the word "carbon tax"? >> with an opened mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned great leadership so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter) >> cutting throught the clutter of today's top stories. >> this is the savior of the republican party? i mean really? >> ... with a unique perspective. >> teddy rosevelt was a weak asmatic kid who never played sports until he was a grown up. >> (laughter) >> ... and lots of fancy buz words. >> family values, speding, liberty, economic freedom, hard-working moms, crushing debt, cute little puppies. if wayne lapierre can make up stuff that sounds logical while making no sense... hey, so can i. once again friends, this is live tv and sometimes these things happen. >> watch the show.
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and even -- i live in wisconsin, and this is foreign policy debate! [ laughter ] >> apple pin is not foreign. >> it didn't take him long to go right back to domestic policy. >> stephanie: yes. >> you don't need a pass port to go there. which is why paul ryan freaks me out, an irish catholic in shape republican from wisconsin is basically a unicorn. you can't put all of those adjectives in front and then vote republican. >> stephanie: when he was talking about the wisconsin food, it's in my veins. >> yeah i was at lake geneva once, and this huge family in bathing suits in the mall was saying to the kids don't you want no sausage? you got to have sausage. >> stephanie: you are realize you are a "saturday night live" skit. >> stephanie: i think the answer is everyone needs sausage. >> pretty much. >> stephanie: the first debate was somewhat breath-taking. as i said i think last night, it was a liar tennis ball machine that was set to like 11. but last night it was one subject, but it has just been a complete pivot. that's what somebody said this morning
and even -- i live in wisconsin, and this is foreign policy debate! [ laughter ] >> apple pin is not foreign. >> it didn't take him long to go right back to domestic policy. >> stephanie: yes. >> you don't need a pass port to go there. which is why paul ryan freaks me out, an irish catholic in shape republican from wisconsin is basically a unicorn. you can't put all of those adjectives in front and then vote republican. >> stephanie: when he was talking about the...